Search App Store
Searches the App Store, returning the apps that match the specified search terms.
Search by name, product ID, or developer name across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app stores
Download app icon
Searches for an app and downloads the artwork, plus optionally masks it as an icon.
Actions Used
Save File
Save files to iCloud Drive. Turn off “Ask Where to Save” in order to specify a destination path in the Shortcuts folder.
Mask Image
Applies a mask to each image passed into the action. For example, you can cut images into a rounded rectangle, ellipse or icon shape, or provide a custom alpha mask.
Get Contents of URL
Gets the contents of URLs passed into the action. Useful for downloading files and web content, or for making API requests. Includes GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods, and options to add headers. To make a multipart HTTP request, choose “Form” as the request body type and add files as field values.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Stop and Output
Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when:
• Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action.
• Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder.
• Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable.
• Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme.
No more actions will be run after this action.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Download%20app%20icon
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Download%20app%20icon
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Download app icon”
end tell
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Check App Store purchases
Opens the “Report A Problem” page on Apple’s website where you can see your list of purchases.
Open Apple Arcade on the App Store
Opens the Arcade tab on the App Store app where you can see games available with the subscription.
Open Apps on the App Store
Opens the Apps tab of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS, and on macOS shows a menu where you can choose from Create, Work, Develop, or Categories sections to open.
Copy app link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Grab release notes
Searches the App Store for an app of your choice, then exports the Release Notes (and date) as rich text.
Check top free apps
Gets 25 items from Apple’s RSS feed for top free apps, asks you to pick from the list, and opens one.
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Open iCloud Drive
Opens the iCloud Drive folder in Finder or Files to show your synced folders.
Open in Callsheet
Redirects a link from The Movie Database to Callsheet by replacing the URL with the deep link.
Take cleanshots with QuickTime
Make a screen recording in QuickTime that overrides the time or battery for a nice-looking screenshot.
Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
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